Namibia to collect Herero skulls from Germany

(InformAfrica) — A Namibian delegation left for Germany Sunday to reclaim about 20 human skulls used by colonial-era scientists who sought to prove the racial superiority of whites over blacks.

Picture circa 1900's of a soldier (R) probably belonging to the German troops supervising Namibian war prisoners. Photo: AFP

Namibia’s Herero ethnic group, incensed by German settlers stealing their land, cattle and women, launched an uprising against their colonial rulers in January 1904.

Around 300 skulls were taken from the Herero and ethnic Nama who died in German-run prison camps over the four-year conflict, according to some estimates. Many are still stored at the Medical History Museum at the Charite teaching hospital in Berlin.

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